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You must ensure that all of the necessary
supporting documentation is provided at the
time the application is submitted. Only those
documents specified in the application form,
Immigration Rules and set out in detail in the Tier
1 (General) Policy Guidance will be considered
acceptable for the purposes of establishing that
you qualify for the points claimed in any scoring
area.
You must be selective in submitting evidence,
as sending large amounts of irrelevant or
poor quality documentation may delay the
consideration of the application. It is only
necessary to submit evidence that is directly
appropriate to the application as requested, as
unrelated evidence cannot be considered for
points scoring.
To assist us in considering the documentation
provided, you should highlight any relevant
sections on the documentation provided.
For example, in the ‘Previous Earnings’ points
scoring area, if earnings have been claimed from
more than one source, you should highlight the
relevant payments and also mark the documents
provided, to confirm which source of earnings the
specific document relates to.
Any documentary evidence that you provide
should be original (unless otherwise stated).
Where any specified documents provided are not
in English or Welsh, you must provide the original
and a full translation that can be independently
verified.
The translation must:
• confirm that it is an accurate translation of the
original document;
• be dated;
• include the full name and original signature of
the translator or an authorised official of the
translation company;
• include the translator or translation company’s
contact details; and
• if you are applying for leave to remain or
indefinite leave to remain, be fully certified and
include details of the translator or translation
company’s credentials.
Application types
You should complete different sections of the Tier
1 (General) application form depending on the
type of application you are submitting.
Please note that you should complete Sections
1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the form as well as the
relevant part of Section 3 depending on the type
of application.
Question-specific help text
Further advice on specific questions in the
application form is detailed below.
B1 - B4 You should provide full details of your
name and title. If you have previously been
known by any other name(s) you should provide
full details of each name, the date of each
change and submit the relevant supporting legal
documentation.
Evidence of name change(s) should show your
full name before and after the change and may
include:
• deed poll documents or marriage certificates;
and,
• both the old passport and the new passport.
Should you submit documentation in support
of your application that refers to you under a
name(s) not given in this section, we will not
consider that documentation.
B6 You should indicate your gender. If you have
been the subject of Gender Reassignment and
the application contains documents relating to
previous identities, you should provide a relevant
Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). The only
exception to this is where you have previously
submitted your GRC with an earlier application.
In such cases you will therefore not be required
to resubmit it.
You should tick the gender as indicated on your
GRC.
B9 You should indicate your marital status. This
status may be:
• Married – a person legally married in or
outside the United Kingdom;
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